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• Content presentation device management server, content presentation system, and content presentation method
• the present invention relates to a content presentation device, a management server, a content presentation system, and a content presentation method in which content data composed of video, audio, character information, and the like is managed by a management server and presented by the content presentation device. . Background art
• paper media has been the mainstream for advertisements in train platforms, on streets, and in trains. These paper advertisements are updated periodically to update the information presented. Conventionally, generally, this advertisement is exchanged once a day or once a week, for example, after train operation has been stopped manually by workers, or at midnight hours when traffic volume has decreased. I have.
• This technology is based on a notice type notification device such as a signboard or a sign, and a notice provided by the notice type notification device provided at or near the notice type notification device.
• a bulletin board type information providing system comprising: a transmitting means for transmitting information desired to be notified; and a mobile terminal moving with a vehicle or a person and receiving the information transmitted from the transmitting means.
• the information can be updated in real time by distributing the information by the communication means.
• Patent Document 1 the information notified by a specific information owner is merely presented in an advertisement in the vehicle, so that the demographic distribution changes every moment. There was a problem that they could not follow. Especially in central Tokyo, population distribution depends on time of day. And the distribution of age groups has changed, and the information required for each age group has not been able to be appropriately distributed, and effective advertising effects have not been obtained.
• the present invention solves the above-described problems, and provides a content presentation device, a management server, and a content presentation device capable of providing information in real time by following a change in population distribution that changes in each region.
• the purpose is to provide a system and a content presentation method.
• the present invention provides a content presentation device that presents content data composed of video, audio, character information, and the like, with a presentation device identifier that identifies the content presentation device, Management information in which a content identifier for identifying the content to be output by the content presentation device and presentation time information relating to the time at which each content is presented is stored, and the elapsed time is periodically measured, and the management information is stored. Based on the measured elapsed time, the corresponding content is presented to the presentation device specified by the presentation device identifier.
• content storage means for storing content data
• identifier storage means for storing a presentation device identifier unique to the presentation device
• output means for outputting the content data
• Communication means for receiving a switching control signal for instructing data switching, a presentation device identifier, a content identifier for identifying content to be output by each content presentation device, and presentation time information relating to a time at which each content is presented.
• a management information database for storing the associated management information, a timer means for periodically measuring the elapsed time, and switching of content data output from the output means based on the management information and the time measured by the timer means.
• a content presentation system including output switching means is provided.
• content data presented by a content presentation device installed in a train, a station, a roadside, or the like can be centrally managed by management information.
• a unique presentation device identifier is assigned to each content presentation device, and the content data to be presented for each content presentation device can be controlled by the presentation device identifier, and the content data corresponding to each region and time zone can be controlled. Can be presented It becomes possible.
• the content presentation system can be configured by a content presentation device and a management server as described below.
• a content presentation device comprising: communication means for receiving a switching control signal for instructing switching; and output switching means for switching content data output from the output means based on the switching control signal.
• the communication means has a function of receiving the content data
• the content storage means has a function of storing the content data received by the communication means.
• the content presentation device further includes a notification unit that notifies another communication terminal of the presentation device identifier stored in the identifier storage unit.
• the communication means includes network forming means for forming a regional communication network together with a base station or another content presentation apparatus installed in a predetermined area, and distributes content data. Or, it is preferable to receive the switching control signal via a communication network.
• the presentation device In the content presentation device, another communication terminal located in the communication network is detected, and the presentation device identifier of the own device is notified to the other communication terminal via the communication network. It is preferable to have a function.
• the communication means preferably has a function of acquiring, via the communication network, a terminal identifier for specifying another communication terminal located in the communication network.
• management information in which a presentation device identifier for identifying a content presentation device, a content identifier for identifying content to be output by each content presentation device, and presentation time information relating to a time for presenting each content are associated with each other.
• a management information database to be accumulated, timer means for periodically measuring elapsed time, and measurement by the management information and timer means.
• a management server is provided that includes a communication unit that transmits a switching control signal indicating a content to be output to the corresponding content presentation device based on the fixed time.
• the management information includes switching mode information on power to newly deliver content data related to switching ⁇ power to switch to content data already held by the content presentation device
• the control signal includes a content identifier of the content to be switched according to the switching mode information
• the management information includes regional information on population distribution that changes with time, such as a railway timetable and traffic information, and a switching control signal is generated and transmitted in accordance with the regional information.
• regional information on population distribution that changes with time such as a railway timetable and traffic information
• a switching control signal is generated and transmitted in accordance with the regional information.
• the management server includes an external information acquisition means for acquiring information from an external information service organization such as traffic congestion information and weather information.
• the management information uses external information to be linked and external information. It is preferable that the switching signal is generated and transmitted according to the external information when the switching condition is met.
• the management server further includes a distribution unit that distributes the content data to the corresponding content presentation device based on the management information.
• the management information preferably includes content distribution information in which a content identifier of a content to be distributed, a presentation device identifier of a distribution destination, and a distribution time are associated with each other. Les ,.
• FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the overall configuration of a content presentation system according to an embodiment.
• FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the content presentation device according to the embodiment.
• FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a management server according to the embodiment.
• FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the content presentation system according to the embodiment.
• FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of generating content update management information in the embodiment.
• FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the entire configuration of the content presentation system according to the present embodiment.
• the content presentation system includes a management server 1 that issues contents distribution and a content switching instruction, a database 2 that stores various data 2123, and a management server 1 To the management server 1 via the content presentation device 41-43 for presenting and switching content based on the instruction, the Internet 3 connecting each device, the broadband line 5 connected to the Internet 3, and the broadband line 5.
• a management server 1 that issues contents distribution and a content switching instruction
• a database 2 that stores various data 2123
• a management server 1 To the management server 1 via the content presentation device 41-43 for presenting and switching content based on the instruction
• the Internet 3 connecting each device
• the broadband line 5 connected to the Internet 3
• the broadband line 5 connected to the Internet 3
• wireless base stations 61-63 that relay data to content presentation devices 41-43 and communication terminals (mobile phones, PHSs, and mobile terminals) 10 by wireless communication
• personal computers 9 that can connect to the Internet 3 It is roughly composed of
• the content presentation devices 41-43 are installed on a nearby building 83 on a road 81, along a railway track 84, inside a station home 86 premises, on a street 87, inside a train 85, on the outer surface of a vehicle 82, and the like. This is a signboard-shaped device. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, these content presentation devices 41-43 transmit and receive data to and from the management server 1 through a memory 4d for storing content data and the presentation device IP, and a communication line such as a wireless LAN or broadband. And a display 4a for displaying the contents, and a CPU 4b for outputting and switching the contents and controlling each unit.
• the communication interface 4c receives the content data and the switching control signal distributed from the management server 1 via a wireless LAN, a wired LAN, a broadband line 5, a wireless communication line via the wireless base stations 61 to 63, and the like.
• the communication interface 4c detects another communication terminal device 10 located in the wireless LAN, and notifies the other communication terminal device of the presentation device IP of the own device via the wireless LAN. Function. As a result, the communication terminal 10 can acquire the presentation device IP that specifies the nearby presentation device, and the communication with the content presentation device is performed by the presentation device IP. I can do trust. As a result, operations linked to the information presented by the content presentation device, such as requests for more detailed data, reservations of shops and services, purchase of products, etc., can be performed.
• the CPU 4b When the CPU 4b receives the switching control signal from the management server 1 via the wireless base station 6163, the CPU 4b analyzes the switching control signal and switches to the content data previously stored in the memory 4d. F) It is determined whether to switch to data distributed from the management server 1 by streaming. In the case of switching to the content data stored in the memory 4d, the content ID (index data: “0001” “0003” in the figure) included in the switching control signal is extracted, and based on the content ID, Switch to the content data to be output
• the management server 1 is a server device that manages the content presentation devices 41-43.
• a database management unit 13 that manages the database 2 that stores various data, a timer unit 12 that periodically measures elapsed time, and a data generation unit that generates data to be transmitted to the content presentation device 16; a data transmission / reception unit 17 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the content presentation device 41-43; a content update management unit 15 for managing content update / switching; and an external information agency for congestion information and weather information.
• An external information obtaining unit 14 that obtains from the unit 7 and a control unit 11 that controls the operation of each of these units 12-17 are provided.
• the database 2 stores a regional information database 21, a content management database 22, and a content database 23.
• the regional information database 21 is a database in which regional-specific population distribution changes such as timetables of transportation means such as railways and buses, statistical data of population distribution changes, and statistical data of traffic congestion are accumulated.
• the content management database 22 includes a content switching table shown in Table 1 and a content update table shown in Table 2.
• the content switching table contains a group ID for managing a plurality of content presentation devices collectively, an IP address of each content presentation device, and a content ID for identifying the content to be presented to each content presentation device.
• Presentation time (time) of each content ID, content data switching mode, cooperating regional information, cooperating external information, and switching conditions It has been described.
• the content update table describes the presentation device IP, the content ID, and the time at which the content is newly distributed in association with each other.
• FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the content presentation system. Here, it is assumed that measurement of a predetermined cycle by the timer unit 12 has started.
• the search of the database 2 and the acquisition of external information from the external information organization 7 are performed (S 101).
• the database management unit 13 searches the content management database in the database 2 and reads the content switching table, and also reads the timetable and the population distribution statistical data as the regional information.
• This content update management information is generated based on the content switching table (S 102).
• This content update management information is a content update schedule for each content presentation device, and is specifically generated by the procedure shown in FIG. The generation of the content update management information will be described later.
• the timer time is obtained (S103), the content update management information is compared with the management time measured by the timer (S104), and it is determined whether there is any content to be switched at the present time (S103).
• S105 Specifically, the presentation time of the content switching table is read out, compared with the timer management time, and there is a content whose presentation time has expired. It is determined whether or not. If there is no content to be switched in step S105 (, N "in S105), the processes of S103 to S105 are repeated.
• step S105 determines whether there is content to be switched (“Y" in S105)
• the switching mode is read to determine whether there is content to be newly distributed (updated).
• a determination is made (S106). That is, it is determined whether it is necessary to distribute the content newly stored in the content database 23 and whether it is sufficient to simply switch to the content already held in the presentation device.
• S109 a content ID that specifies the content to be switched is generated as index information (S109).
• S109 index information
• the corresponding content is acquired from the content database 23 (S107).
• the data generation unit 16 generates transmission data (switch control signal) from the index information generated in step S109 or the content data obtained in step S107 (S108), and the data transmission / reception unit 17 Then, the data is transmitted to each of the content presenting devices 41-43 through (S110). Each of the content presentation devices 41 to 43 that has received the switching control signal switches the content to be presented on the display 4a based on the switching control signal.
• FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of step S102.
• the readout record needs to be switched according to the time based on the presentation time (S202). For example, as shown in Table 1, when “all” is specified, there is no time-based switching, and there is no need to perform update management. Therefore, in this case, the record is discarded (S203), and the process proceeds to the next record.
• step S202 determines whether there is a switch in accordance with the time (“Y” in S202). If it is determined in step S202 that there is a switch in accordance with the time (“Y” in S202), then it is determined whether there is a switch in accordance with the regional information (S20). Four). That is, by referring to the cooperation area information in the content switching table, if the cooperation with the area information is described, the area information database 21 is searched and acquired (S205). For example, when "railroad timetable" is included in the cooperation area information, the timetable in the area information database 21 is read.
• the external information is acquired from the external information organization 7 through the external information acquisition unit 14 when the association with the external information is described by referring to the external information linked in the content switching table (S207).
• the congestion information and the weather forecast are acquired from the external information organization 7.
• the switching condition is collated based on the area information and the external information, and a switching time is determined for a record that meets the condition (S208). For example, for example, if the switching condition is “3 minutes before arrival,” a value obtained by subtracting 3 minutes from the arrival time of the train is determined as the switching time. If the weather forecast obtained in step 4 is rainy, it is determined that the switching condition has been met, and the switching time is determined based on the presentation time of the content switching table.
• steps S202 to S208 are performed for all records, and after the switching time of each content is determined, the records are sorted in the switching order based on the switching time (S209).
• the sorted records are stored in the content update management unit 15 as content update management information.
• the content data presented by the content presentation devices 41 to 43 installed in trains, stations, along roads, and the like are managed.
• management can be performed centrally by the management information.
• a unique presentation device IP is allocated to each of the content presentation devices 41-43, and the content data to be presented for each content presentation device can be controlled by the presentation device IP. Can be presented.
• the content presentation device, management server, and content presentation system of the present invention According to the system and the content presentation method, content presentation devices installed in trains, along railway tracks, inside stations, along roads, and the like are individually controlled by presentation device identifiers, and are centrally managed by a management server. Information can be provided in real time following changes in the demographic distribution.

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